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Originally Posted by Krystian Galaj
I'm probably angry at the use of the word 'stealing' by some people, because for me stealing is what authors who don't release into public domain do. It's making a collage of previously existing cluture memes and claiming it as yours, taking this toy it away from the samdbox, away from rest of society, disallowing other people to build on it. It's a bad thing to do.
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So do you give away all your work for free? Should plumbers plumb for free? Should brick layers lay bricks for free? Should accountants account for free? Why do you make authors a special case? Writing is just as much a valid way of attempting to make a living as any of these other trades and professions.